The Annual Survey
of the membership admitted five new events (Wellington,
Here I Stand, Commands & Colors: Ancients, Caylus, and Street Soccer)
while welcoming back 20 returning favorites in the New and Continuing Trials
category. It was the heaviest voting yet recorded in the December membership
drive, with 100 votes insufficient to make the cutoff. On the ballot, 48 eligible
events were listed. Not surprisingly they, claimed the top 48 places.
Write-in support went to 107 games, but all trailed
the pack, proving—yet again—that the chances of a write-in vote succeeding
are slim and none. Without a committed GM to get a game on the ballot,
its chances are bleak.

Failing to make
the cut were 15 events from 2005, including Guerilla,
Greed and Wizard’s Quest, which ended 12-, 11- and 9-year
runs respectively. Some of those events falling short may yet return via
Vendor/Sponsor support or the failure of qualifying events to generate
the necessary GM commitment by Feb. 28. Two events (Twixt and A
World At War)
have already been so graced by sponsors. View the current WBC 2006 lineup
at the Orphans page.